Example sentences of "[vb mod] [vb infin] [vb pp] [pers pn] the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The bus stops again at the Kensington Hilton , a hotel so much on the edge of Kensington that had it been built 10 feet to the west , they should have called it the Shepherds Bush Hilton .
2 They should have called it the charge of the bike brigade .
3 Should have nabbed him the park though !
4 ‘ That she should have given him the letter a week after his arrival .
5 The arrival of Deacon Billingsley should have given me the satisfaction that my telephone call had been treated seriously , but I sensed this policeman was not going to offer me any satisfaction at all .
6 Should have given us the money , money .
7 should have given us the nudge .
8 This 28-day programme should have given you the opportunity to come to terms with your body .
9 I should have given you the benefit of the doubt . ’
10 ‘ I suppose I should have given you the choice before I took matters into my own hands . ’
11 It was the Edinburgh man 's only success from four attempts , and with Nick White failing with four attempts earlier in the game , the Scots squandered opportunities that should have won them the game comfortably .
12 But you should have told me the truth from the beginning .
13 I should have told you the Huns have balloons the way you have the runs , but they are short of skilled observers ?
14 Absolutely , you did n't come here and kick and rush , you did n't come here and defend , you played some delightful football , football I know you always like to play , that must have pleased you the way the game was played .
15 He believed she must have sent him the bill personally , wanting to meet him as much as he wanted to meet her .
16 Mrs Westaway is usually very good at keeping him under control , but he must have given her the slip somehow .
17 The girl must have given him the elbow , Harriet decided .
18 Somebody must have undressed her the night before .
19 Benny knew that they must have got her the velvet dress with the lacy collar and the pumps to go with it .
20 Isabelle might have left her the case , but she 'd hidden these things away , making sure they would n't be discovered at least while her husband was alive .
21 You could have called it the year of their persecution :
22 You could have hit them the moment they left the house . ’
23 This time there was plenty of evidence that could have saved him the trouble of the trip .
24 ‘ If you 'd asked , I could have saved you the trouble , ’ said Connor pleasantly .
25 They could have come in and that could have cost you the ball .
26 ‘ Anyway , she could have given you the study downstairs , ’ continued Hilda .
27 He had said to Mr Kuntar : ‘ You could have told me the truth from the very beginning .
28 Had England held a few more catches , that could have won them the match ; as it was , an all-out total of 307 meant victory for West Indies by 134 runs .
29 And you could have told the girl on switchboard to remind me — she 'd have given me the message , I assure you . ’
30 There 's another in the keep would have done just as well , but seal or no seal , they 'd have wanted a better tale than I could think of before they 'd have given me the keys of the keep .
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